Mental Health Awareness Week, now in its 23rd year, runs from 15-21 May and is hosted by the charity, Mental Health Foundation. This year, the theme is ‘anxiety’. Across the UK, people are encouraged to get involved by sharing their experience of anxiety and the things that can help with the hashtag #ToHelpMyAnxiety.
Alexa Charnley, Director of Fundraising and Communications at the Mental Health Foundation, said: “We all experience anxiety but sometimes it can get out of control and become a mental health problem. However, there are things we can do to manage feelings of anxiety and stop them becoming overwhelming. For example, breathing exercises, physical activity, speaking to a trusted friend, or keeping a diary.”
You can find more information and guidance on our website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk
How DL wants to help you
Here at DL we care for the mental health of everyone in our workplace and you shouldn’t feel alone if you are struggling with mental health difficulties. That’s why we recommend Able Futures to you, as a confidential place to receive free help at any time.
Find Free Mental Health Help with Able Futures
The aim of Able Futures is to help people living with mental health difficulties have more good days than bad ones at work. It is delivered by a nationwide specialist partnership set up to provide the Access to Work Mental Health Support Service on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Able Futures can help you manage your mental health at work so you can enjoy more good days.
If any of the following causes you distress or affects your ability to function at work, we encourage you to contact Able Futures:
- Anxiety
- Stress
- Depression
- Mental Wellbeing
- Eating and drinking
- Sleep
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
- Bereavement
Learn more about support for the above by Clicking Here.
They could give you nine months advice and guidance from a mental health specialist who can help you learn coping mechanisms, build resilience, access therapy or work with your employer to make adjustments to help your mental health at work.
Call Able Futures free on 0800 321 3137 from 8am to 10.30pm, Monday to Friday to find out more about our online mental health support.
